Feasibility of Mermaids Infiltrating Qilin

Knowing that he wanted to choose the jade mask, Zhang Fukong glanced at the mask and hesitated.

The material of the jade face mask was quite peculiar, but that was all it was. It might be valuable, but there were other, more valuable things in the tomb.

In a flash, Zhang Fukong made a decision.

"You can take the jade mask with you, but for the remaining two items, you can only choose from the funerary objects other than the phoenix statue and the star illusion array."

Su Xingze rolled his eyes in annoyance and bluntly retorted with his previous words: "You said before that I could choose anything except the Mirage Pearl, but now you're going back on your word. How can I believe your previous promise?"

If Zhang Fukong's promise was nothing, he wouldn't mind keeping everyone here right now. There was even a tomb here, so there was no need to dig a pit.

Zhang Fukong was unaware of his dangerous thoughts, but fortunately, he really had no intention of breaking the contract.

Zhang Fukong still held the mirage pearl from their transaction. If he were shameless, he could easily tear up their agreement, but he wasn't shameless enough to bully even the children in his clan.

"Alright, I won't set any restrictions for you. You can choose whatever you want, but you'll have to wait until we clear everything out of the main burial chamber."

Anyway, the things in the tomb only have value if they are sold. We'll see what Su Xingze chooses. If he chooses the two most important items, we'll take them back in the name of the clan.

Compared to antique funerary objects that are only for viewing but not for use, Su Xingze would probably prefer usable money.

Upon hearing this, Su Xingze regretted his decision. He thought it would be better to just pick two items at random and leave to find the little Qilin sooner.

The gloomy main burial chamber certainly couldn't be cleared in a short time. Considering that he would have to stay here for another day or two and live near the cemetery during that time, Su Xingze wanted to change his mind.

Before he could even speak, someone immediately jumped out.

"Brother Fukong, just give him a few things to get rid of him. The jade mask and the phoenix statue are such precious things, they are of no use to a child like him."

Upon hearing this, Su Xingze raised an eyebrow and looked at the person who spoke. That person was one of the people who had met up with them at the foot of the mountain.

He was short for his age in the Zhang family and had a very ordinary appearance. Among the Zhang family members who were all of above-average appearance, he was completely mediocre.

This ordinary-looking person completely disregarded Su Xingze, the child, and arrogantly spoke to his face.

"These things were obtained through the sacrifice of so many of our brothers. I think we should just give this kid some small jade ornaments to appease him."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiafei and the others couldn't help but look at him with sympathy.

Having traveled together for nearly a month, they knew how petty Su Xingze was. He was no harmless child; those two strings of small bells that looked like decorations in his hand were enough to give them a hard time.

Su Xingze curved his eyes slightly, concealing the cold light within them, and smiled in a simple and harmless manner.

"What this uncle said makes a lot of sense. Uncle Fukong, I'll choose from the remaining items. Can I wear this jade mask upstairs to play with it first?"

He spoke in a coquettish tone.

Zhang Fukong glanced at the person who spoke, a barely perceptible hint of pity flashing across his face. As for Su Xingze's request to take away the jade mask first, he immediately agreed.

The jade mask covering the corpse's face was a single piece of jade. At that moment, Zhang Xiafei was checking the burial items inside the coffin on one side of the coffin.

Upon hearing this, after confirming that the jade mask was not connected to any mechanism, she directly removed it for him.

As soon as the jade mask was removed, everyone saw the true face of the ancient corpse beneath it.

Like the skin on his hands, the ancient corpse's facial skin was full and elastic. The ancient corpse had its eyes closed quietly, so lifelike that it seemed as if it would wake up at any moment.

The person in the coffin did not look like a corpse that had been dead for thousands of years.

However, within a few dozen seconds of Zhang Xiafei removing the jade mask, black spots began to appear on the ancient corpse's face. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, a fresh ancient corpse that had not decayed for a thousand years began to rot and stink within just two or three minutes.

"Give."

Zhang Xiafei paid no attention to the changes in the corpse and handed the jade mask over the coffin to Su Xingze.

The stench of the rotting corpse lingered in the air. Su Xingze looked down at the jade mask that had just been removed from the body and fell into a suspicious silence.

Zhang Xiafei, who had been waiting for him to take the jade mask away for a long time, was speechless.

Zhang Fukong could tell at a glance that his mysophobia was acting up again, so he casually snatched the jade mask from Zhang Xiafei's hand and threw it into Su Xingze's arms.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, you can go now. The smell in this tomb is indeed too pungent. But you probably need to change your obsession with cleanliness; being too clean isn't a good thing."

The Zhang family inevitably deals with tombs. Even if they don't go down into tombs, there are other things waiting for them. No matter how clean the Zhang family members are, they won't be too particular about things after a while.

Su Xingze instinctively took the jade mask, but after realizing what he had done, he was caught between not knowing whether to throw it away or not.

Finally, with the thought that he was already dirty, he silently took the jade mask and left the tomb.

Near the temple ruins outside the tomb, the Zhang family members had already begun setting up camp with great efficiency.

Su Xingze greeted the Zhang family members he knew, then, feigning that he was dirty, rummaged through the pile of luggage he had brought and pulled out his own package, heading towards the direction where the moisture was thickest.

After walking for about ten or twenty minutes, he heard a clear sound of flowing water. A few steps further, he saw a stream flowing through the woods.

The stream is really small, less than a meter wide, but the water is very clear.

Su Xingze walked along the stream for a while, and the sound of the water gradually grew louder. It turned out that there was a sudden drop in front of him, and a small cliff waterfall with a drop of less than two meters appeared.

The stream plunges down from a height, splashing up white foam below.

The stream converges at the foot of the small cliff to form a pool, the water of which is clear and dark green, and looks quite deep.

Nodding in satisfaction, Su Xingze first directed the system to take pictures of the pool and waterfall from all angles. The scenery of the mountain pool and stream was quite beautiful, a beauty completely different from that of the sea.

He sent the photos to Little Qilin, then complained a little about the environment in the tomb, mentioning that his shoes had gotten dirty in the tomb and were probably unusable. He rambled on for quite a while before finally sending the photos with satisfaction.

After casually discarding his filthy shoes, Su Xingze checked himself over to make sure no one else was nearby, then reverted to his original form and leaped into the pool.

The water in the mountain pool was icy cold, but as a mermaid, Su Xingze wasn't afraid of the cold.

His tail fins spread out in the pool, and his long white hair spread out in the water, swaying gently with the ripples. Su Xingze floated on the surface of the water with his eyes closed, letting the current propel him to sway rhythmically.

The small fish in the pond had never seen this color of 'water plants' before. After confirming that the large fish that had suddenly entered the pond was not moving, they curiously poked their heads out from underwater.

As the white hair swayed with the current, small fish, unable to resist the temptation, opened their mouths to bite it. Just as it was about to bite, the seemingly harmless white hair suddenly moved, piercing through the small fish around it.

The curious little fish that frolicked around her hair became the mermaid's prey in the blink of an eye.